Charles Johnson


‧ Position: Catcher.

‧ Height: 6-foot-3.

‧ Weight: 250 pounds.

‧ Bats: Right.

‧ Throws: Right.

‧ Age: 32.

‧ Acquired: From Florida along with outfielder Preston Wilson, second baseman
             Pablo Ozuna and left-hander Vic Darensbourg on Nov. 18, 2002, in
             a three-team deal that sent left- hander Mike Hampton to Atlanta
             and outfielder Juan Pierre to Florida.

‧ Status: No. 1 catcher.

‧ Career highlights: Has won four Gold Gloves, tied for the sixth most among
                      catchers all- time . . . Has thrown out 39.6 percent of
                      potential basestealers during his career . . . One of
                      10 catchers to be behind the plate for three no-hitters.
                      Was a member of 1997 world champion Florida Marlins and
                      appeared in American League postseason with Chicago White
                      Sox in 2000.

‧ Personal: First-round draft choice of Montreal out of high school in 1989,
             the 10th player selected, but opted to attend the University of
             Miami. Signed with Florida after being selected in the first round
             of the 1992 draft . . . Caught for U.S. Olympic team in the 1992
             Olympics at Barcelona, Spain . . . Johnson and his wife, Rhonda,
             have two sons and live in Plantation Acres, Fla., in the
             off-season.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "Definitely my father. He was my high school coach. He knows my
              swing. He knows me behind the plate. He would take time to go
              over to Dodgertown during the spring and ask questions about
              catching to help me get better. He'd go to Mike Scioscia, Johnny
              Roseboro, and sometimes he'd take me over there. He was always
              trying to find ways to help me improve."